Education

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities coordinates and hosts a wide array of programming with the goal of impacting young people in a meaningful, lasting way through arts education. Our programs include all art disciplines and are flexible in order to respond to the changing needs of our schools. While many programs take place in the classroom in more than 14 schools annually, we also invite students to take part in opportunities at the Historic Ritz Theatre and many other locations outside of the school day. We are fortunate to have support from local sources including Brunswick News Publishing, St Simons Literary Guild, The Price/Blackburn Foundation, hello/Goodbuy, The Friends of Davis Love Foundation, and from the National Endowment for the Arts for The Big Read that allows many of these programs to be offered for free or at a very low cost.

Arts In Education

Arts in Education

Since 1997 Golden Isles Arts & Humanities has sponsored and coordinated in-school arts programs in all 10 elementary schools and all 4 middle schools in the Glynn County School System. Annually we reach an average of 9000 students in the area through booking professional performing, literary and visual artists for performances, workshops, and residencies at no cost to the school.

Teachers and schools are encouraged to submit a request early in the school year as these programs are offered on a first come, first serve basis. All programs must connect to specific community projects (like The Big Read) or specific curriculum.

Field Trips

Field Trips

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities offers field trips to see live theatrical productions at the Historic Ritz Theatre each school year. In the 2017-18 school year, 4 separate shows will be offered: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Ritz Radio Theatre' It's A Wonderful Life & A Christmas Carol,and the Shakespeare Variety Show. Custom resource guides are provided for each production. Field trip tickets are $5 each.

Workshops and Classes

Workshops and Classes

Golden Isles Arts and Humanities offers young artists the opportunity to take part in workshops focusing on a variety of theatre skills. Check back soon for information on upcoming workshops and classes.

The Middle Read-Little Read

The Middle Read-Little Read

In conjunction with The Big Read, our community-wide reading initiative reaches all ages through The Middle and Little Read by including two companion books appropriate for young and middle grade readers. Free copies of all three selected books, as well as support materials and programs for teachers, will be distributed at no cost to Glynn County Public schools.

Young Poets

Eugenia Price-Joyce Blackburn Foundation Young Poets Award

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities is proud to administer two writing awards sponsored by the Price-Blackburn Foundation: The Young Playwrights and Young Poets Awards. These awards encourage and recognize the literary talents of all public and private middle and high school students in Glynn County. The Price-Blackburn Foundation’s primary work is the continuation of the literary legacy of Eugenia Price and Joyce Blackburn which includes fifty-seven titles that have enriched the lives of millions of readers. Proceeds from the foundation are used for a variety of artistic, humanitarian, and preservation efforts.

Young Poets AwardAnnual poetry writing competition open to all Glynn County high school students (public and private). One winner in each grade level will be chosen and awarded a cash prize plus local publication of the winning poem. This year’s theme is "Absence.” Poems are due on February 23, 2018.

Eugenia Price- Joyce Blackburn Foundation Young Playwrights Awards

Eugenia Price-Joyce Blackburn Foundation Young Playwrights Award

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities is proud to administer two writing awards sponsored by the Price-Blackburn Foundation: The Young Playwrights and Young Poets Awards. These awards encourage and recognize the literary talents of all public and private middle and high school students in Glynn County. The Price-Blackburn Foundation’s primary work is the continuation of the literary legacy of Eugenia Price and Joyce Blackburn which includes fifty-seven titles that have enriched the lives of millions of readers. Proceeds from the foundation are used for a variety of artistic, humanitarian, and preservation efforts.

Young Playwrights AwardAnnual playwriting competition open to all Glynn county middle school students (public and private). Through early November, free workshops are offered to all middle schools to review story structure, adapting narratives, and introduce students to basic playwriting. The deadline to enter a play is Friday, November 17, 2017. The top three plays will have two working sessions with theatre professionals on January 13 and 21, 2018 for revisions and a public reading with presentation of awards on January 25, 2018.

Art Exhibits

Art Exhibits

Student Art can often be found on the walls of the Ritz Gallery to showcase the creativity of our young people. Two exhibits exclusively showcase student work: the Annual Student Art Show in December and January and the winners of the PTA Reflections contest in March. Our open call community art exhibits often feature student work alongside local and professional artists. This year look for student work in the Re/Up-cycled Trash Art Exhibit and The Big Read exhibit. In addition, we annually showcase the work of those who are teaching our students in the Art Teachers Art Exhibit on display in August and September to welcome in the new school year.

Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships and Awards

The Roberta Born Scholarship is an annual scholarship supporting one rising high school senior, graduating senior or college student exhibiting a passion and dedication to the arts. Applications are due May 25, 2018. The scholarship is named in honor of Roberta Born, a Golden Isles Arts & Humanities board member and educator who had a strong understanding of the importance of the arts and the arts in education.

Golden Isles Arts & Humanities Excellence in the Arts & Humanities Award recognizes one stand-out student in each school for exemplary work in either the arts or humanities. The faculty nominated student will be honored during the school’s honors program at the end of the school year. Nomination forms will be sent to each school in April.